Capt. Ron Johnson: Ferguson Community 'Ready to Show Their Character'

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Those proposed "rules of engagement" would be more properly termed "terms of
surrender".

One group of protesters, the "Don't Shoot Coalition," has presented police
with 19 "proposed rules for engagement," a bill of rights for protesters and
a list of don'ts for police.

Number 1 is "the preservation of life."

Number 3 demands 48 hours advance notice before the grand jury decision is
announced.

Number 7 says police will "wear only the attire minimally required for their
safety."

Number 11 says police will respect "safe houses" as "sacred ground" for
protesters.

Number 14 says, "police commanders will allow protests to take and occupy
larger and more disruptive spaces than would normally be tolerated, and will
allow occupation of those spaces for longer periods of time than would
normally be tolerated."

Number 15 demands that police "be tolerant of more minor lawbreaking (such
as thrown water bottles) when deciding whether to escalate the use of
force."

Amazingly, Johnson told O'Reilly that there are "about 12 points" of the
19-point manifesto "that we agree with."

But Johnson also said police will not tolerate any violence: "And we're not
going to let any group come in and take away the constitutional rights of
protesters or hurt our business, the safety of our citizens. Any group can
come in, and if they are peaceful, then they can be here and they won't have
any issue with law enforcement."

The National Guard will help police "protect our businesses," Johnson said.
"They are actually a resource for us. To make sure we...have the proper
resources to make sure that the public is safe and the businesses are
maintained, and the constitutional rights are maintained. So, they are a
resource that we will use as needed.

"But, for the most part -- for all the part, I guess -- they will be used to
help make sure our businesses remain secure."

Meanwhile, on Sean Hannity's show, Derk Brown, the founder of "Justice for
Mike Brown" said point-blank, "I don't want justice for the officer."

"You don't want justice for the officer?" Hannity repeated.

"What he did was wrong," Brown relied.